{"author_link":"\/author\/zirconcode\/","author_name":"ZirconCode","author_uid":"5338","comments":[{"author_name":"AkirAssasin","author_uid":"38616","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 12:14pm","epoch":1408968540,"text":"The earth seems to get stuck every single time."},{"author_name":"ViliX","author_uid":"29167","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 12:20pm","epoch":1408968900,"text":"The "particle" effect looks great. What libraries did you use in this game?"},{"author_name":"Jvdo","author_uid":"38788","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 12:22pm","epoch":1408969020,"text":"Definitely enjoyable! Got a score of 336k on the first attempt :)\r\rThe programmer art did not bother me too much, the inconsistency of the art did. I believe a wise man once said: "consistency is more important that quality" so that might be something to consider for the next time.\r\rKeep up the good work!"},{"author_name":"tigerbyte","author_uid":"39187","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 12:28pm","epoch":1408969380,"text":"The game made me smile. I love the fact that the humans look like muffins. I only made it to 145k or something like that. The game gets difficult after level 9 or so."},{"author_name":"mess110","author_uid":"12300","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:00pm","epoch":1408971300,"text":"human muffin kingdom"},{"author_name":"Techblogogy","author_uid":"25556","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:10pm","epoch":1408971900,"text":"The name is hilarious, and so is the game"},{"author_name":"goffmog","author_uid":"2011","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 1:11pm","epoch":1408971960,"text":"This is ridiculously fun and the physics that cause the moon to stay in a fixed rotation around its axis must be mind-blowing."},{"author_name":"kyyrma","author_uid":"8424","time":"Aug 25, 2014 @ 6:44pm","epoch":1408991940,"text":"At first I was expecting a joke \/ "couldn't actually finish" -type of entry, but was I mistaken. The actual gameplay is really really fun!"},{"author_name":"rjhelms","author_uid":"39055","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:59am","epoch":1409032440,"text":"Amazing! The graphics remind me of my days making "games" with the drawing functions in QBasic."},{"author_name":"C_Walden","author_uid":"41004","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 6:17am","epoch":1409033520,"text":"I'm sorry. My "security settings have blocked an untrusted application from running", and I couldn't figure out how to fix it, so I wasn't able to play this."},{"author_name":"ZirconCode","author_uid":"5338","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 9:33am","epoch":1409045280,"text":"Thanks for all the Comments and great Feedback!\r\r@ViliX\rMy amazing 'particle engine' =p\rhttps:\/\/github.com\/ZirconCode\/LudumDare30\/blob\/master\/src\/Explosion.java#L5\r\r@Jvdo\rAh you're right, I should've left the earth and moon as simple geometry too. Consistency indeed.\r\r@tigerbyte\r'I love the fact that the humans look like muffins'\rI've also had them referred to as mushrooms. They're houses *sniff*. Why does nobody see them for what they were meant to be *runs off crying*\r\r@mess110\rThank You. My next LD entry will be about the human muffin kingdom.\r\r@goffmog\rThese four lines of 'physics' will indeed blow your mind =p\rhttps:\/\/github.com\/ZirconCode\/LudumDare30\/blob\/master\/src\/Player.java#L223\r\r@C_Walden\rThis seems to be a Windows 8 thing, sadly I don't have the solution either =("},{"author_name":"plash","author_uid":"14542","time":"Aug 26, 2014 @ 5:06pm","epoch":1409072460,"text":"I'm unable to play this on Linux due to missing Java applet support for Chromium. Let me know if you release a .jar."},{"author_name":"Team Klappermann","author_uid":"40392","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 4:27pm","epoch":1409242920,"text":"Really funny idea! Too bad the aliens do not have graphics."},{"author_name":"dcampos","author_uid":"29188","time":"Aug 28, 2014 @ 4:39pm","epoch":1409243640,"text":"A simple game with few controls to learn, yet very enjoyable. I liked it."},{"author_name":"Oana","author_uid":"10659","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:50am","epoch":1409391900,"text":"OP, thanks for playing my game. You can fix the security error by adding a certificate to your game. Maybe look here: http:\/\/docs.oracle.com\/javase\/7\/docs\/technotes\/guides\/jweb\/security\/rsa_signing.html . You might want to add the following to your description:\r\rTo everyone getting "security settings have blocked an untrusted application from running":\r\rSearch for a program called "Configure Java" on your computer, run it, go to the Security tab, select "Medium" and try running the game. Remember to set it back to high after you have run it."},{"author_name":"Oana","author_uid":"10659","time":"Aug 30, 2014 @ 9:57am","epoch":1409392320,"text":"Now for the actual rating. 190k score WOOOO!\rI love the big moon effect! It is crazy fun!\r\rI like the game overall. The physics seemed a bit weird, and the moon would often behave in unexpected ways. Also, the difference between destroying an alien and losing a life is too small. I'd go with making the earth blow up and reappearing or something to signal that better to the player. \r\rOther than that, the graphics are pretty nice. Big moon gets pixelated, but eh... that can easily be fixed with a higher res pic. Particle effects are really nice. Sound is OK. \r\rCongrats on finishing a game!"},{"author_name":"tbam","author_uid":"40495","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 3:12am","epoch":1409540820,"text":"Fun game, made me laugh :)"},{"author_name":"commodoreKid","author_uid":"39580","time":"Sep 1, 2014 @ 2:38pm","epoch":1409581980,"text":"I cannot play it since it is blocked by security settings. I couldn't get it back :\/"},{"author_name":"dhargan","author_uid":"19378","time":"Sep 9, 2014 @ 11:41am","epoch":1410262560,"text":"it says "service unavailable" when i click the link so i couldn't play and rate your game. just fyi."},{"author_name":"Cake&Code","author_uid":"10976","time":"Sep 14, 2014 @ 9:30pm","epoch":1410729900,"text":"Hilarious game! It's not often we get to run into a game that has a good amount of humor in it. :) Game is simple and fun, and it was enjoyable overall. Great work!"}],"images":["ld30\/5338-8342adcca408025114ca8a3b9ba12e85.jpg","ld30\/5338-d64b7a7601281dca70d27562ab395a2a.jpg","ld30\/5338-821cb26870d8d0017f2d8692a39e5873.jpg","ld30\/5338-be3d896d9a15a5ee4f35bd068b6b91ff.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.zirconcode.com\/ludumdare30\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/ZirconCode\/LudumDare30","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"18010","g_author":"5338","g_event":"LD30","g_eventkey":"24","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"18039","g_title":"UltraRealistic Moon Wrecking Ball Simulator","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"905","g_commentcount":"20","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/5338-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/5338-shot1.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/5338-shot2.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/375043\/5338-shot3.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Here is my somewhat literal interpretation of the theme. I only had a day for this one but I'm happy how it turned out. My only regret is the lack of music (and I wish I had time to place a small iconic pop-star on the wrecking ball moon\"). Had tons of fun making it =)\r\n\r\nEverything written by me in Java, no libraries used, no engines, based on a tiny applet framework of mine (ZirconCode\/BasicGameApplet on github). I used bfxr.net to create the sound effects. GIMP for the stunning visuals.\r\n\r\nSee if you can beat my personal highscore of 150k =)\r\n\r\nEnjoy!\r\n\r\n\/ ZirconCode","title":"UltraRealistic Moon Wrecking Ball Simulator"}